Baby seat support



May l 195l A. F. HEGEWALD 2,551,267

BABY SEAT SUPPORT Filed Jan. 10, 1947 A t/o rneys Patented May 1, 1951 .Y

fAY SEAT- SUPPORT .annuali-glsewlflswflbcnrfndyzsApplicatoniJanuary 10, `1947;\Serial`No;-II2M106 2 Claims.

This invention appertains to baby swing seats and more particularly to a support therefor, the principal object being to provide a swivel support, which, when the babys feet are on the ground, will yield to any walking motion of the child, in a circular course, thus tending to acquaint the child with the ramifications of making progress by taking steps.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a support for baby seats, which due to its swivel mount can be used as a rotary swing or merry-go-round, in addition to its utility in teaching small children to walk.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a support for baby seats which can be readily demounted and stored away in a small space in such enclosures as closets and luggage compartments of automobiles.

These and various other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the support and a suspended baby seat, with a portion in section to disclose the connection of the seat to the support.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the ground penetrating stake.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevational and sectional view of the upper end of the swivel post.

Referring to the drawing, numeral 5 denotes a tubular stake having a pointed lower end 6, this stake being adapted to be driven into the ground as shown in Figure l, and properly to a point where a washer 'I has been welded to the stake, it having been estimated that driving this stake into the ground for a distance of approximately 15 inches will be satisfactory for sturdily supporting a fairly heavy child.

Numeral 8 denotes a swivel post, this being preferably of cylindrical form and tting snugly into the stake 5, the lower end being rounded as at 9 and bearing against a ball bearing I0, which is rst placed in the lower portion of the stake 5.

A bracket II has one end welded or otherwise secured as at I2 to the upper portion of the post 8, this bracket being disposed obliquely from the post at an angle of about 45 and abuts the a lower end of an inclined socket or sleeve I3. The outer end of the bracket Il is preferably welded to the lower end of the sleeve I3 and a medial portion of the sleeve I3 is welded as at A I4 to the top of the post which has been previously beveled olf for a flat rest of the sleeve I3 thereagainst.

An elongated boom I5, preferably of cylindrical stock, has its lower end disposed into the sleeve I3, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, the boom assuming an inclined position of about with respect to the post 8, the boom I5 having a vertical opening through its upper end portion to receive the shank portion of an eye-bolt I6, the upper portion of which extends upwardly through a beveled spacer II and a washer I8, the upper end of the eye-bolt being threaded to accommodate a nut I9, which bears against the Washer I8.

The eye of the eye-bolt I6 is at the lower end of the bolt and has the upper end of an elongated tension spring 20 hooked therethrough, the lower end of the spring being hooked through a ring 2| from which straps or tapes 22 extend to a spreader frame 23 and then downwardly to attach to a seat frame 24, this frame 24 having a canvas baby seat or the like 25 suitably secured thereto.

Due to the fact that the post 8 swivels in the stake 5, rotating upon the ball I0, the entire super-structure, carrying the seat 25 is capable of rotating about the post 8 and a child sitting in the seat 25 with its feet on the ground, will gradually become accustomed to taking unsupported steps and subsequently putting his or her weight upon the ground and be encouraged to take steps, knowing that any loss of balance will be remedied by the presence of the seat and the body encircling frame 2-4.

The structure is separable into four units, namely the stake 5, post 8, boom I5 and seat assembly. By disconnecting these parts, the same can be placed side-by-side, wrapped with a piece of canvas, or tied with cord and placed in a very limited storage space.

While the foregoing description sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. A childs support comprising a rotary upstanding post, means for supporting the post in vertical position, an inclined sleeve having a medial portion secured to the upper end of the post, an inclined brace bracket projecting from the post and abutting the lower end of the sleeve, an elongated boom having its lower end dis invention, what is posed in the sleeve and extending in an inclined position laterally from the post, a childs seat and suspension means between the seat and the upper end of the boom.

2. A childs support comprising a rotary upstanding post, means for supporting the post in vertical position, an inclined sleeve having a medial portion secured to the upper end of the post, an inclined brace bracket projecting from the post and abutting the lower end of the sleeve, an elongated boom having its lower end disposed in the sleeve and extending in an inclined position laterally from the post, a childs seat and suspension means between the seat and the upper end of the boom, said suspension means consisting of a vertically disposed bolt disposed downwardly through the upper end of the boom and provided with an eye at the lower end thereof, an eye on the seat structure and a tension spring having its ends connected to said eyes.

ARTHUR F. HEGEWALD.

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